Bundle-tier.



G. SEACH.

BUNDLE TIER.

APPLlCATlON FILED 050.20. 1913.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

DVH new as imam A THE NORRIS PETERS CO., PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGIUN, D. C

GEORGE SEACH, 0F DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA.

BUNDLE-TIER.

ll,1l35,853.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. T3, 1915..

Application filed December 2D, 1913. Serial No. 807,804.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that T, GEORGE SEACH, a subjectof the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Dubois, in the county ofClearfield and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Tmprovements in Bundle-Tiers, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in bundletiers, the primary object being to provide a simple, cheap and effectivedevice for securely tying a bundle or package and which will accommodateitself to packages of various sizes.

The device is particularly adapted for tying of bundles or packages ofletters or like mail matter, though not confined to such use, and indescribing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and whereinlike numerals of reference will be employed to designate like partsthroughout the different views of the drawings, in which Figure 1 is aplan view of the device partly broken away to better illustrate theconstruction. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device applied to apackage. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional View of one of the fasteningdevices, and, Fig. 4 is a plan view of the same.

The device embodies two tying straps of substantially equal length andwhich cross each other at right angles and are held securely fastened atthe point where they cross. Each strap is adjustable in length,preferably at each end and the respective ends of each strap carrysuitable co-acting fastening members. Preferably, the straps areelastic, but since considerable variation in their length is provided,they may if desired, be made of inelastic but flexible material. Thestraps are designated as 5. There are two of these straps and they arecrossed one on the other at right angles. At the point where they cross,they are fastened by two disks 6 placed one on each side of the strapsand securely fastened together and to the straps as by stitching 7. Thismeans of connecting the two straps at their point of rections, andparticularly against radial strain. Each strap is provided near each endwith an adjusting loop 8 so that they may be adjusted to shorten orlengthen them, and each leg of each strap may be adjusted as to lengthindependently of the remaining legs of the straps. One end of each strapcarries an eye or loop 9, which co-acts with a hook-member 10 on theother end of the strap to fasten the straps around a package as 11. Asherein shown, this hook-member is shown as of the usual spring typewhich swings on its pivot to open and closed positions. This type offastener is particularly adapted for use on the device when the strapsare of inelastic material, but when the straps are of elastic material,the eyes or loops 9 may be readily engaged with the hook-members 10without swinging the latter to open position, or an ordinary hook-catchmay be provided.

The manner in which the device is used will it is thought, beself-evident from the drawings. The straps passing around the four sidesof the package securely binds the same within the tier, and the strapsbeing fastened together at the point where they cross serves to hold thesame in position when spread out as in Fig. l for the assembling thereonof a package. By reason of the loop adjustments on each strap, thedevice may be readily adjusted to provide for various shapes or sizes ofpackages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is A bundle tyingdevice, comprising two straps crossing each other at right angles, incombination with means for permanently securing the crossed strapstogether centrally, consisting of superposed disks, one resting upon theupper surfaces, and the other upon the lower surfaces of said straps,and secured to the straps and to each other around their circularmeeting edges, whereby In testimony whereof I aifix my signatureconnecting and reinforcing Webs quaillrantal in presence of twoWitnesses.

in shape are provided between the a jacent legs of the straps, topermanently connect GEORGE SEAOH' the same and hold them in fixed radialposition, and means for securing the free, ends of each strap together.1

Witnesses:

JOHN SVEDOK, EDMUND MORAWSKI.

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Washington, D. G.

